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Can anybody tell me why the DEA has global authority? Since when did the rest of the world ask for help combating this elusive enemy?
I know the UN doesn't particularly like illegal drugs but they don't go out of their way to jail hundreds of thousands of people for nonviolent crime. In fact they actively object to it...

On another note, Canada has cut itself off of North America and become part of Europe. Proof. Anybody have some good links to impartial news?

If I'm not mistaken, they only have the authority to go into other countries if those countries are cooperative with them. They only have global authority because the rest of the world lets them have global authority.

It should be noted that the US gets most countries to cooperate with its drug policy via coercion, be it military threats or economic threats (embargoes, etc)

economic "threats" are not coercion. yes, the DEA can only operate in other countries when they are cooperating, and they usually only do it in places where there is some product being manufactured that is destined for the US. there's also some kind of UN agreement against drugs... it still sucks though.

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Quote:DoctorJ said:It should be noted that the US gets most countries to cooperate with its drug policy via coercion, be it military threats or economic threats (embargoes, etc)

You are correct, but you forgot bribery.

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It should be noted that the US gets most countries to cooperate with its drug policy via coercion, be it military threats or economic threats (embargoes, etc)

Which country has the US threatened with military action if it won't go along with US drug policy? Specifics, please.

Which country has the US threatened with an embargo if it won't go along with US drug policy? Specifics, please. And no, Cuba doesn't count. The four decade old embargo of Cuba was not instituted because Cuba wasn't following US drug policy.

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